India, which registered highest average salary increase at 13.9 per cent in Asia in 2005, is expected to continue the trend of increased pay cheque with just 2.6 per cent of employers expecting salary freeze in the next year.
Holders Croatia had to be content with a win and a loss from the opening day's two singles rubbers in the Davis Cup.
On a day of upsets at the Pacific Life Open, Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis beat 7th seed Gaston Gaudio.
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has reminded Eden Hazard of his priorities, asking the midfielder to focus on improving his form.
The Australian is still suffering the effects of an injury he picked up during the US Open and had been rested as a precaution.
The British teenager pulled off the biggest win of his career to set up a meeting with Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the SAP Open.
Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday
Tennis star Maria Sharapova again tops the list of highest earning female athletes over the past year, according to Forbes.
Mirroring the strong economic growth, salaries of Indian employees in multi-national, domestic and joint venture companies, recorded an increase ranging between 9.7 and 14.3 per cent during July 2004 to January 2005, says a survey.
The world number one admitted he is concerned about finding out something about his first round opponent, Uzbek Denis Istomin.
With more firms now offering stock options to their chief executives, the salaries of these managers are sky-rocketing.
Premier League leaders Chelsea moved 10 points clear at the top on Sunday despite being held by Burnley in an entertaining game played amid flurries of sleet and snow.
Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba was offered a whopping $1 million by Atletico de Kolkata's co-owners to become the marquee player of the Indian Super League side though the high-profile player is yet to respond, according to a report in London.
Andy Murray carried Britain to their first Davis Cup semi-final since 1981 after he beat France's Gilles Simon 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday to give the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead.
Like their international peers, Indian CEOs too have a significant portion of their incomes coming from stock options and performance-linked bonuses
Argentine Guillermo Coria and Russia's Nikolay Davydenko are front-runners for the last two slots at the end-of-season Masters Cup.
The 18-year-old Scot, who has shot into the top 100 after starting the year ranked 411, defeated the American third seed to enter the semi-final of the Thailand Open.
The win moved Spurs up to third but unbeaten Manchester City still looked in a class of their own at the top as Leroy Sane scored twice in a 4-0 stroll over West Ham United.
Ravindra Jadeja on playing the holding role as the lone spinner while also admitted his aim to fulfill the all-rounder spot for India.
The world number two tennis player said the sport does not deserve to be at the Games.
The two players were named as the top seeds for the men's and women's singles event at the Australian Open which starts on Monday.
Two years after Spain's stunning fall from grace in Davis Cup tennis, Rafael Nadal has hailed his nation's return to the World Group after victory in the playoff against India.
Wimbledon picks up the pace dramatically today with the fourth round of the men's and women's singles.
The American won his third successive Stella Artois title with a tight 7-6, 7-6 victory over Croatian Ivo Karlovi.
How former champion Juan Martin del Potro won the crowd at US Open is amazing.
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